全国2011年1月高等教育旅游英语选读自考试题

全国2011年1月自学考试旅游英语选读试题

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I. Multiple choice: (1 × 15=15)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

1. The holiday is ______ and can be purchased at prices that are competitive with mass-produced holidays.

A. bought

B. flexible

C. happy

D. tired

2. The World Tourism Organization attempts to ______ tourist policies among nations.

A. make

B. raise

C. provide

D. harmonize

3. Travelers of interest to the industry are usually classified into those whose travels require the use of _______ accommodation and those whose trips last less than one day.

A. weekend

B. holiday

C. overnight

D. daily

4. Young couples, whatever their job or income status, with small children may find it difficult to______ .

A. travel abroad

B. visit neighboring countries

C. do shopping

D. have train trip

5. In the case of tourists interested in other cultures, the location and ______ of the cultural event will determine the destination selected.

A. association

B. accessibility

C. availability

D. practicality

6. Large travel agencies will have their ______ designed and prepared in their own advertising department.

A. brochures

B. handouts

C. reports

D. programmes

7. The vast size and the varied geography provide China with beautiful ______ and a dazzling array of natural and scenic wonders.

A. plantations

B. wildlife

C. landscapes

D. beach

8. English inns gained a _____ for cleanliness and comfort.

A. name

B. tradition

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C. mark

D. reputation

9. One of the primary responsibilities of a manager is to assemble a ______ to assist in running the hotel.

A. team

B. director

C. person

D. housekeeper

10. The importance of tourism to a country's economy can be measured by looking at the ______ of national income created by tourism.

A. overall

B. proportion

C. total

D. extra part

11. Tourism contributes to both preservation and development of the world's cultural ______.

A. awareness

B. benefit

C. heritage

D. concept

12. Countries subject to rapid growth in tourism will experience not just economic change but also social and ______ effects.

A. environmental

B. political

C. cultural

D. transportation

13. Cruises can be divided into three main categories depending on the _____ of the trips.

A. departure

B. passengers

C. features

D. duration

14. The travel and tourism industry also became a ______ for overseas visitors to conduct commercial, scientific, technological and cultural exchanges.

A. management

B. transport

C. vehicle

D. agency

15. China's rapidly developing business ______ is already responsible for a major part of the growth in tourism in recent years.

A. market

B. environment

C. progress

D. endeavour

II. Reading comprehension: (2 × 10=20)

Directions: Read the following passages and make your proper choices.

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Mount Ali has an elevation of some 3 000 metres above sea level. Here the temperature drops as one ascends higher and higher so that in a short couple of hours one can experience the weather changes in all the four seasons and admire the kind of scenery and plant life peculiar to the climate of, so to say, all the latitudes.

A light railway and a highway thread their way uphill through tree-clad slopes to the very summit of Mount Ali. The

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